I bought acreage and it had no power or services. Energex, my state power supply could bring power for 80-100k. There were 3-4 property owners that would potentially use the power, so that 100k would be dived between us all, but only one other owner was keen to pitch in.
After researching I went with an off grid solar system, and I’m very glad I did. Not cheap, but for 40k, I’ve got a stand alone system and it’s all ready survived storms, one major one that saw thousands of people in my district without power, so it’s more reliable than grid for myself. I had cricket ball sized hail land on my panels and they survived 100% in tact, it produces more than enough power to run a family home daily my batteries stay pretty full constantly.
I’m no greenie but it is seriously the best thing I’ve ever done